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Opinion 88-35
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services … a less formal method, to assure an award is made in the best interest of the municipality and not in an arbitrary or capricious manner. (5) In appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35Employer's Guide
… Guide is a resource for the benefit and payroll staff of NYSLRSs participating employers to help them do their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/employers-guideContract Submission System (CSS)
… Authorities Law). If you already have an online account Login to CSS by entering your User ID and password If you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/contract-submission-system-cssOpinion 89-54
… part of the general levy for town purposes (see 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-45, p 74). Your inquiry does not indicate … Local Finance Law, §§11.00, 35.00; see also 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-25, p 56; 1988 Opns St Comp No 88-62, p 123; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-58. p 117; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Opinion 90-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (municipal sewer project connected with reconstruction of State highway) SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Highway … Concerning installation of sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13Opinion 2006-8
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … be financed from the fund. In reaching this conclusion, we are aware that General Municipal Law §6-p(7)(a) provides … 1996; Letter from Senator Hoblock to Michael C. Finnegan, Esq., Counsel to the Governor, July 15, 1996, regarding S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 2007-5
… equipment into another capital reserve fund is not subject to permissive referendum requirements. You ask whether a … of equipment into another capital reserve fund is subject to permissive referendum requirements. General Municipal Law, … the governing boards of counties, among other entities, to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 92-28
… Interest earned on the investment of library fund moneys is credited to the library fund. (2) A school district should … after receipt. (4) Interest on such tax anticipation notes is a charge for which the school district, and not the library, is liable. However, it is permissible for the library, in its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 95-29
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) TOWN LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The governing board of a town water district may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the property and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 96-10
… on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523 app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025 app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, 458 NYS2d 543 rearg …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 91-4
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … conveyance of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire district … apparatus of a village could be transferred, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4DiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… flawed pilot program that had been rushed into law for an election a mere seven months later. The legislation was … In this era of extreme voter cynicism brought on by a seemingly endless series of corruption scandals, it’s … are $19,700 for a primary and $41,100 for a general election. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsOpinion 2000-12
… who are elected or appointed town officials. Pursuant to General Municipal Law §806, however, a town board may … from voting on matters relating solely or primarily to the salaries of family members. You ask whether town board members are required to abstain from voting on resolutions setting salaries for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 2000-6
… least sixty percent of the village board of trustees and is subject to a mandatory referendum of the eligible voters within the village. Where a service award program is established for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department, the village board of trustees is required to appropriate annually the amount needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6DiNapoli Announces $500 College Savings Sweepstakes
… tool designed to help families save for college, is overseen by DiNapoli’s office in partnership with the … start planning ahead for a bright future.” The sweepstakes is open to eligible New York state residents who are at least … or U.S. mail on or about June 17, 2015. The sweepstakes is sponsored by the 529 College Savings Direct Plan. There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-500-college-savings-sweepstakesIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… costs plus professional services, materials, labor and site preparation. Buildings include any roofed structure used … costs incurred for materials to install new equipment that is NOT replacing existing equipment. NOTE: For replacement of existing equipment, use account 60512. A replacement is the substitution of an existing asset with a similar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsVI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… of the SFS and provides the State with an organized structure for identifying financial transactions. The COA … of the SFS and provides the State with an organized structure for identifying financial transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… for recovering moneys due and owing to the State from contractors. The State Comptroller has authority, as a … for recovering moneys due and owing to the State from contractors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesXII.6.C Paying Prompt Contract Interest – XII. Expenditures
… Amount - Enter the amount of interest due. To calculate how much interest is due, utilize the Late Contract Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6c-paying-prompt-contract-interestLocal Road Conditions in New York State
… issued by the Office of the New York State Comptroller in January 2022, Locally Owned Roads by the Numbers , … as well as State and federal road aid, and the need for a comprehensive assessment of road conditions, … of a subset of this group, those local roads eligible for federal funding. The data was collected in 2019 and 2020, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-road-conditions-new-york-state